CHAPTER 75: THE DANGEROUS GOD’S TRIAL

Jenna nodded gently. "I’m right there. We’ve killed a lot of beasts lately, and also the guys who were chasing us. I already have enough points to raise my strength to over 60. Then I’ll have to pass the God’s Trial."

Elliot’s eyes shone brightly. He had fought with her all this time and knew she was quite powerful, maybe even close to 50 stat points. But was she that close to Master Rank?

’God... Not only is she talented, a Master Swordswoman, she also grows very fast.’

He had never heard of anyone so good, except on television, those great geniuses of the continent. Perhaps the Saints could match her in speed, and that was already incredible.

After all, she was only 16 years old! And just turned 16!

Even though he was dazed, Elliot nodded quickly in response. "Of course, Jenna. When we get back, I’ll protect you so you can pass the test without any trouble. But while we’re at it, can you tell me a little about that Trial? I don’t know much about it."

"Sure... Although I don’t know much either. The God Trial is a test sent by the System to test your abilities using your acquired skill or class. Your strength doesn’t matter at all; the only thing that matters is your use of your skill, class, or talent. That’s why it’s always best to focus on using it, because if you neglect it in order to raise your stats too much, you could end up dead in the God Trial."

Elliot nodded then. ’In my case, I guess I should do more summonings to master it better,’ he thought.

Then he looked at Jenna again. "It happens in another dimension, right?"

"Yes. Time passes differently there. They say that one week inside is like one hour outside."

"I see." He nodded. "Do you know anything else?"

"Not really. I think that’s all."

Elliot nodded and remained thoughtful.

’My stats have gone up quite a bit lately.’ In front of his eyes, his stats window appeared.

[Stats]

| Strength: 40. (11 remaining)

| Vitality: 25. (11 remaining)

| Agility: 22. (10 remaining)

| Sense: 15. (6 remaining)

While he was inside the Ruin, he had raised his stats as much as he could to survive, but once outside, there was no need, so he decided to save most of it.

But his rise was incredible, considering that he now had three stats above 20 and one of them in the 40s.

Furthermore, the fact that he still had 38 points available reflected his overwhelming talent.

With that many points, he could get pretty close to the level of a Master.

It had been two very fruitful weeks, though also deadly. But rewards couldn’t come without danger, so it was fine.

Initially, he had thought about raising his stats to Master Rank, as that way he could avoid dying at the hands of the city’s Masters so easily, and his level would be incredible, good enough to win the Tournament of Stars.

But now that he remembered the God Trial... he had to back down.

’...It looks like I have to focus on doing more summons and mastering my Class more. I’m sure my trial will have something to do with my summons, since they’re the core of my Class. If I go in with a few summons, I could easily die.’

Just then, they both heard movement to their side.

"God’s Trial, huh." Black Leather spoke, sleepy and amazed. He looked at Jenna and nodded admiringly. "Young lady, you are very talented. It seems that our cities finally have people who are worthy and well-educated."

Although he didn’t want to listen, his senses awakened him, and he could hear what they were saying, so Jenna smiled apologetically, thinking that it was her voices that had awakened him.

"Mr. Black Leather, do you know anything about the God’s Trial?" Elliot asked. Since he had mentioned it at the beginning, perhaps he knew something?

He sighed and leaned back a little.

"In that place, your power is useless. You can’t use it. The only thing that works there is your skill, but the most important thing is your mindset. That place tests your mind and the way you look at the world. It will test your weaknesses and also make you do things you don’t like."

"Mindset?"

"Yes. They may attack you with mental illusions or something like that. The truth is that they will make your heart and mind waver by making you do things you won’t like. So, if you go there, you need to prepare yourself mentally that everything there is fake. And if you can’t, just think that if you fail, you will die and all your dreams will be ruined."

’...Do things I don’t like.’ Elliot tried to memorize that, because he had said it twice. He felt like those were the most important things he had said—or at least the things he needed to memorize.

"By the way." Black Leather suddenly began to stretch. "We have to fight. So get ready," he said.

Both of them frowned and looked at him. "Fight?" Then they looked ahead.

Naturally, they couldn’t see anything but curtains, but within a few seconds, the truck they were in began to slow down and soon came to a complete stop.

Both of them could finally sense the presence of some beasts nearby. In front and to the sides, they were looking to attack them.

"Incredible. You sensed them from so far away?" Jenna looked at Black Leather, thinking he was some kind of powerhouse, but he just laughed a little.

"Hahaha. Some races have good senses in this world, Miss Jenna. You shouldn’t be surprised by that." Black Leather was the first to leave.

Elliot and Jenna followed behind him.

’He doesn’t seem human. Although I can’t recognize his race. Is he wearing a suit to hide his features?’ Elliot thought, looking at Black Leather from behind.

He could see that he wasn’t overly powerful; in fact, he should be weaker than Elliot, but his sharp senses were astonishing. As a result, he had earned a little respect from both young people.

When they got out of the truck, they realized there were about 20 normal wolves, led by two werewolves.

They were quite weak, but because they traveled in a pack, they were somewhat dangerous.

Elliot and Jenna stepped forward.

"We’ll take care of the werewolves quickly."

"Do you want me to distract the wolves?" asked Black Leather, and they both nodded.

"Alright. I’ll avoid killing them so you can level up a bit. Passing the God Trial isn’t easy, after all." He said, smiling, and approached the normal wolves.

Elliot and Jenna smiled. ’He’s a good guy. He even realizes that.’ They thought.